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Ongole Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Constituency of the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Ongole

| map_image = Legislative Assembly constituencies of Andhra Pradesh (108-Ongole highlighted).png

| map_caption = Location of Ongole Assembly constituency within Andhra Pradesh

| latest_election_year = 2024

| mla = Damacharla Janardhana Rao

| party = {{party index link|Telugu Desam Party}}

| state = Andhra Pradesh

| district = Prakasam

| loksabha_cons = Ongole

| reservation = None

| established = 1951

| constituency_no = 108

| electors = 229,317

| type = SLA

}}

Ongole Assembly constituency is a constituency in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh that elects representatives to the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly in India.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3931-delimitation-of-parliamentary-assembly-constituencies-order-2008/ |title=Delimitation of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies Order - 2008 |website=Election Commission of India |date=26 November 2008 |accessdate= 12 February 2021}} It is one of the seven assembly segments of Ongole Lok Sabha constituency.{{Cite web |title=Ongole Loksabha |url=https://chanakyya.com/Parliament-Details/Ongole}}

Damacharla Janardhana Rao is the current MLA of the constituency, having won the 2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections from Telugu Desam Party with a vote majority of 34,206.{{Cite web |last= |date= |title=Election results |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenJune2024/candidateswise-S01108.htm |url-status= |website= |publisher=Election Commission of India}} As of 2019, there are a total of 229,317 electors in the constituency.{{cite web|url=http://ceoandhra.nic.in/ceoap_new/ceo/documents/Electors_Summary%20_25.03.2019.pdf|title=Electors Summary|date=25 May 2019|website=Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh|format=PDF|access-date=24 May 2019}}{{update after|2024|6}} The constituency was established in 1951, as per the Delimitation Orders (1951).

Mandals

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!Mandal

Ongole
Kothapatnam

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Member

! colspan="2" | Political party

1952

| Kasukurthi Malakondiah

| {{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}

1955

| Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1957

| rowspan=2 |Bollineni Venkata Lakshmi Narayana

| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)|rowspan=2}}

1962
1967

| C. R. Reddy

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}

1972

| rowspan=2 |Srungarapu Jeevaratnam Naidu

1978
1983

| rowspan=2 |Pongupati Koteswara Rao

| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party|rowspan=2}}

1985
1989

| Bachala Balaiah

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1994

| Edara Hari Babu

| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}

1999

| rowspan=4 |Balineni Srinivasa Reddy

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}

2004
2009
2012

| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}

2014

| Damacharla Janardhana Rao

| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}

2019

| Balineni Srinivasa Reddy

| {{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}

2024

| Damacharla Janardhana Rao

| {{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}

Election results

=1952=

{{Election box begin|title= 1952 Madras State Legislative Assembly election: Ongole{{cite web | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf | title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 : To the Legislative Assembly of Madras | publisher=Election Commission of India | access-date=2014-10-14 |archive-date=27 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127201450/https://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1951/STATISTICALREPORTS_51_MADRAS.pdf}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Kasukurthi Malakondiah |party=Communist Party of India |votes=37,716 |percentage=22.49% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Madala Narayannaswami|party=Communist Party of India|votes=33,718|percentage=20.11%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dhara Gopalasastri|party=Independent politician|votes=16,455|percentage=9.81%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bachina Subha Rao|party=Krishikar Lok Party|votes=16,284|percentage=9.71%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kakuman Kotaiah|party=Krishikar Lok Party|votes=10,588|percentage=6.31%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dunmpa Ramakrishna Reddi|party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|votes=10,525|percentage=6.28%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Sagi Vijayaramaraju|party=Indian National Congress|votes=9,809|percentage=5.85%|change=5.85%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kommuri Raghavaiah|party=Independent politician|votes=8,024|percentage=4.78%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Dhara Ramaswami|party=Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party|votes=7,890|percentage=4.70%|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Talluri Jiyyardoss|party=Indian National Congress|votes=7,562|percentage=4.51%|change=4.51%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bollapalli Ramadasu|party=Independent politician|votes=2,535|percentage=1.51%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,998 |percentage=2.38% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=1,67,706|percentage=103.34%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,62,288 |change = }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Communist Party of India |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1957 ''(By-poll)''=

{{Election box begin|title=1957 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Ongole{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls |title=Bye-election results 1952-95|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111183847/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ByeElection/Bye-ele-results%2052-95.xls|archive-date=11 January 2012|format=XLS|website=www.eci.gov.in}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link |candidate=B.V.L. Narayana |party=Independent politician |votes=40,911 |percentage= |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=T.A. Devi|party=Indian National Congress|votes=30,820|percentage=|change=}}"

{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Smt.T.A. Devi|party=Independent politician|votes=2,376|percentage=|change=}}"

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,091 |percentage= |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Communist Party of India|swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1962=

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Bollineni Venkatalakshmi Narayana|party= Independent politician |votes=24,506 |percentage=55.02% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= Ronda Narapa Reddy|party=Indian National Congress|votes=18,419|percentage=41.35%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,087 |percentage=13.67% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=46,629|percentage=63.93%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 72,941 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Independent politician ||loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1967=

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= C.R.Reddy|party= Indian National Congress|votes=27,503 |percentage=48.48% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Bollineni Venkatalakshmi Narayana|party=Independent|votes=19,491|percentage=34.35%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,012 |percentage=14.12% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=59,660|percentage=77.01%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 77,467 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress||loser= Independent politician |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1972=

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Srungavarapu Jeevaratnam Naidu|party= Indian National Congress|votes=32,154 |percentage=57.42% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Nalluri Anjaiah|party=Communist Party of India|votes=20,921|percentage=37.36%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=11,233 |percentage=20.06% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=57,159|percentage=60.70%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 94,167 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Indian National Congress ||loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1978=

{{Election box begin|title= 1978 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Srungavarapu Jeevaratnam Naidu|party= Indian National Congress (I) |votes=32,574 |percentage=44.97% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Balineni Venkateswara Reddy|party=Janata Party|votes=27,494|percentage=37.96%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,080 |percentage=7.01% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=73,705|percentage=69.47%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 106,100 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress (I) |loser= Indian National Congress |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1983=

{{Election box begin|title= 1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Ponugupati Koteswara Rao|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=50,394 |percentage=56.92% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate= Thatiparti Subba Reddy|party=Indian National Congress|votes=20,546|percentage=23.21%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=29,848 |percentage=33.71% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=89,776|percentage=67.99%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 132,046 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party|loser=Indian National Congress (I) |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1985=

{{Election box begin|title= 1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Ponugupati Koteswara Rao|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=53,654 |percentage=53.82% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Pasupuleti Malakondaiah Naidu|party=Indian National Congress|votes=44,630|percentage=44.77%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,024 |percentage=9.05% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=100,765|percentage=68.79%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 146,479 |change = }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party|loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1989=

{{Election box begin|title= 1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate= Bachala Balaiah|party= Indian National Congress |votes=68,704 |percentage=57.93% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Kamepalli Venkata Ramana Rao|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes=49,214|percentage=41.49%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,490 |percentage=16.43% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=120,586|percentage=65.25%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 185,229|change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress|loser= Telugu Desam Party |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1994=

{{Election box begin|title= 1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Edara Hari Babu|party= Telugu Desam Party |votes=53,487 |percentage=50.16% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Venkateswarlu Yedlapudi|party=Indian National Congress|votes=33,608|percentage=31.52%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=19,879 |percentage=18.64% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=107,742|percentage=65.27%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 165061 |change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Telugu Desam Party|loser= Indian National Congress|swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=1999=

{{Election box begin|title= 1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||candidate=Balineni Srinivasa Reddy|party= Indian National Congress |votes=44,707|percentage=39.27% |change= }}

{{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Yakkala Tulasi Rao|party=Telugu Desam Party|votes=38,485|percentage=33.80%|change=}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,222 |percentage=5.46% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout|votes=118144|percentage=59.65%|change=}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 198048|change = }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner= Indian National Congress |loser= Telugu Desam Party|swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=2004=

{{Election box begin | title=2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Balineni Srinivasa Reddy|votes=72,380|percentage=58.50|change=+19.23}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Sidda Raghava Rao|votes=48,209|percentage=38.96|change=-5.16}}

{{Election box majority||votes=24,171|percentage=19.54|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=123,733|percentage=69.64|change=+12.15}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser =

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

=2009=

{{Election box begin | title=2009 Andhra Pradesh state assembly elections: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Balineni Srinivasa Reddy|votes=67,214|percentage=42.94|change=-15.56}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Edara Hari Babu|votes=44,300|percentage=28.26|change=-10.70}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Praja Rajyam Party|candidate=Anand Parvathareddy|votes=33,716|percentage=21.54|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=22,986|percentage=14.68|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=156,523|percentage=66.81|change=-2.83}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser =

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}2012{{Election box begin|title=2012 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly by-election: Ongole}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=Balineni Srinivasa Reddy|votes=77,222|percentage=48.80|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Damacharla Janardhana Rao|votes=49,819|percentage=31.48|change=|}}

{{Election box majority|votes=|percentage=|change=|}}

{{Election box turnout|votes=1,58,238|percentage=|change=|}}

{{Election box gain with party link||winner=YSR Congress Party|loser=Indian National Congress|swing=}}

{{Election box end}}

=2014=

{{Election box begin | title=2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/4055-andhra-pradesh-2014/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2014 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 14 September 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Damacharla Janardhana Rao|votes=93,025|percentage=51.29|change=}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=Balineni Srinivasa Reddy|votes=80,597|percentage=44.44|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=12,428|percentage=6.85|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=181,376|percentage=77.58|change=+10.77}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Telugu Desam Party

|loser = YSR Congress Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2019 =

{{Election box begin | title=2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/11673-andhra-pradesh-legislative-assembly-election-2019/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2019 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 14 September 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=Balineni Srinivasa Reddy|votes=1,01,022|percentage=52.08|change=+7.64}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Telugu Desam Party|candidate=Damacharla Janardhana Rao|votes=78,777|percentage=40.61|change=-10.69}}{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Janasena Party|candidate=Sk. Reyaz|votes=10,304|percentage=5.31|change=N/A}}{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=None of the Above|votes=1,333|percentage=0.69|change=N/A}}

{{Election box majority||votes=22,245|percentage=11.47|change=+0.70}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=1,93,971|percentage=TBA|change=TBA}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = YSR Congress Party

|loser = Telugu Desam Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2024 =

{{Election box begin | title=2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election: Ongole{{cite web |url= https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/assembly/andhra-pradesh/ongole-constituency-result-1108/ |title=Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly Election, 2024|publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date= 14 September 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Telugu Desam Party

|candidate = Damacharla Janardhana Rao

|votes = 118,800

|percentage = 56.76

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=YSR Congress Party|candidate=Balineni Srinivasa Reddy|votes=84,774|percentage=40.5|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Turakapalli Naga Lakshmi|votes=2,067|percentage=0.99|change=}}

{{Election box candidate with party link||party=NOTA|candidate=None Of The Above|votes=1,310|percentage=0.63|change=}}

{{Election box majority||votes=34,026|percentage=16.25|change=}}

{{Election box turnout||votes=2,09,303|percentage=|change=}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Telugu Desam Party

|loser = YSR Congress Party

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References

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